Weekly Vocabulary- Blind/Across Five Aprils

What does the term "appetite" mean?

• A) A repeated phrase or statement

• B) A strong liking for something

• C) A tax on a foreign product

• D) A pause or break in activity

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a "bribe"?

• A) A person who acts to get rid of something

• B) A strong liking for something

• C) To persuade by offering money or other incentive

• D) A pause or break in an otherwise continuous activity

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

How is "coping" defined?

• A) A tax on a foreign product imported into a country

• B) Helpful in dealing with something difficult

• C) Showing that one is nervous or not sure about something

• D) A time when a person’s actions are judged as good or bad

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does "refrain" mean?

• A) A strong liking for something

• B) A tax on a foreign product imported into a country

• C) A repeated phrase or statement, usually in a poem or song

• D) To the highest degree; absolute

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "utter" signify?

• A) A person who acts to get rid of something

• B) To the highest degree; absolute

• C) A pause or break in an otherwise continuous activity

• D) Helpful in dealing with something difficult

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who is an "abolitionist"?

• A) A person who acts to get rid of something, especially slavery

• B) A strong liking for something

• C) A tax on a foreign product imported into a country

• D) A time when a person’s actions are judged as good or bad

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the meaning of "lapse"?

• A) A tax on a foreign product imported into a country

• B) A strong liking for something

• C) A pause or break in an otherwise continuous activity

• D) To persuade by offering money or other incentive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

Define "reckoning".

• A) A time when a person’s actions are judged as good or bad

• B) A repeated phrase or statement, usually in a poem or song

• C) To the highest degree; absolute

• D) Helpful in dealing with something difficult

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "tariff" mean?

• A) A strong liking for something

• B) A pause or break in an otherwise continuous activity

• C) A tax on a foreign product imported into a country

• D) To persuade by offering money or other incentive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

How is "tremulous" defined?

• A) A person who acts to get rid of something, especially slavery

• B) A tax on a foreign product imported into a country

• C) Showing that one is nervous or not sure about something; timid or nervous

• D) A strong liking for something

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4